COBRA KRAMES - May 31st

Our next jam is with Virginia native & now NYC's Cobra Krames - the man behind the 5 day hypemachine #1 "What More Time" track and VA's best Cobra Kai parties. Decks will be shared with fam-lay Drastik.

Daft Punk - One More Time (Krames remix) (zShare)

Plusssss his Fangs & Feathers Mix (direct link) with Bird Peterson.

The Great Glebe Garage Sale

Brown Town Rio and I hit up Ottawa's notorious annual garage sale earlier today.

Perfect weather, good food, beyond busy.

Found this at the first corner we hit. Pot growing lamps (cutting board included?). Same guy was selling "Vote For Obama" stickers.

A FREE FENCE?!?

Our favourite. Flipped down visor, on a serious mission. We called her RoboShop.

Everything was up for grabs.

This cat at the corner was selling "Arguments - all kinds". Subject list included metaphysical disputations, ethical quandaries, and lovers' quarrels.

Caught Curious George slacking off.

Live music.

Watched these 2 homeless guys put their loot together, purchase wheelchairs, put them to use immediately, and panhandle their money back.

Whoa.

Fan does Weezy's "A Milli"

This video is so beyond legit that I don't even know what else to say.

(via Darina)

PG13 roadhead

Eyes landed on these earlier this evening. Right across the street from Bridgehead.
For serious.

Really really long track names

Songs with really really long titles remixed by dj duos = good sound, apparently.

Lucas & Nathaniel (Zombie Disco Squad) killin' it (surprise surprise):

The Ghost Frequency - Never Before Have I Seen A Man Alive That Looked So Exactly Like A Skeleton (Zombie Disco Squad Remix) (zShare)

João & Luciano (The Twelves) on point, as always:

The Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You (The Twelves Remix) (zShare)

Harlem dance party

These pics threw me back to this one time I walked into a similar function. I was grade 10, slightly over 5 feet short, Gap polo and all. I fit in. The spot (which I think they called "Momentum") was in a back warehouse, connected to a Subway and a Colour Your World paint store. The dark inside was just a massive crowd creating a small circle, where only the ballsy would challenge each other by flaunting their rhythm. Just a big room with good music - and sh*t got damn crazy.

Now listen to this fitting track...

Toddla T - Inna Di Dancehall (Count of Monte Cristal & Sinden remix) (zShare)

... while checking the rest of the Harlem jam pics.

Spin(styles) that Lollipop

Art by Chintan Upadhyay
This is the uptempo edit of Weezy's stretch transport truck limo worthy track (say that 5 times) I mentioned in my previous post. Courtesy of DJ Spinstyles.

Lil Wayne - Lollipop (Spinstyles remix) (zShare)

Happy 14th, Filip

Birthday boy throwback pic! The then little brother is growin' up mad fast, kid is almost my height. Everyone says he's a mini-me, from sports and music obsessions to jokes and mannerisms. I remember being that age - requesting Mr.Vegas' "Heads High" at every school dance and hittin' the gym floor with moves crazy enough to, if ever youtube'd, make Shakira and Chris Brown rethink their lives.

Fil is on the same tip, just less foot trickery and more hand skill. I went home last weekend and near broke my neck bobbing as he sat at his piano dropping heavy bass notes while an uptempo "Lollipop" blasted from the computer behind him. So legit that he'll be spending some quality after homework time with Pat and me, tweaking his keys into dancefloor mayhem. 2011, watch out!

Srecan rodjendan mali!

Lovin' Lidell

I was pleasantly surprised to find out UK's Jamie Lidell was coming through town. His material is such a fresh switch-up from my usual 120bpm driven days/nights. It's weekend morning music. It's walk from work music. It's pure smile inducing soulful Motown music, you know?

"Another Day" video:


"Little Bit of Feel Good" video:


A few tracks from his April 28th released "Jim" album:

Jamie Lidell - Another Day (zShare)
Jamie Lidell - Green Light (zShare)
Jamie Lidell - Wait For Me (zShare)
Jamie Lidell - Where D'You Go (zShare)

Cop the album & make sure to check him out @ Babylon, June 6th, 8pm.